A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) that has been integrated into urology practices. Specifically, the researchers looked at how owning IMRT equipment correlated with the...
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Jacob Kilgore, Former Owner of Salt Lake City Medical Equipment Supply Co. Indicted and 3 Company Employees Plead Guilty for Roles in Medicare Fraud
A former owner of a Salt Lake City medical equipment supply company has been indicted and three former company employees have pleaded guilty for allegedly engaging in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice...
Las Vegas Newspaper Editorial Highlights James Hoyer Whistleblower Case
Lt. Col Timothy Ferner An editorial in the Las Vegas Review-Journal shined the spotlight on waste and abuse exposed by military whistleblower and James Hoyer client Lt Col Timothy Ferner. Lt Col Ferner’s case against defense contractor SAIC exposed systemic problems...
Glenn English and Richard Hogan, Operators of Michigan Adult Day Care Centers Convicted in $3.2 M Medicare Fraud
A federal jury in Detroit today convicted the owner and the program coordinator of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers for their participation in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s...
Former Los Angeles-area Pastor Sentenced for Role in $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A pastor and owner of a Los Angeles-area medical supply company was sentenced today for his role in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $11 million. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s...
Las Vegas Paper Profiles Case of James Hoyer Military Whistleblower
The Las Vegas Review-Journal did an in-depth profile on the case Lt Col Timothy Ferner, the military officer who came forward to blow the whistle on fraud, waste and abuse he witnessed at Nellis Air Force Base. Information exposed by Ferner, a James Hoyer client, led...
New York Considers More Incentives for Whistleblowers
In recent years we have seen two trends of great importance to the conduct and defense of government investigations – one, the growth of state agency investigations of matters previously handled on the federal level, and two, the growth of whistleblowing as a basis...
Mississippi Woman Charged in Medicare Fraud Bought 20 Cars
JACKSON, Miss. — Newly released court records claim the owner of a Mississippi hospice ran a multimillion Medicare fraud and used some of the money to buy 20 cars since December 2009. The details about Angelic Hospice in Greenwood and its owner’s purchases were...
Valery Bogomolny, Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Company Indicted in $4 M. Medicare Fraud Scheme
A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte...
JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Pay $200 Million and Admits Wrongdoing to Settle SEC Charges
Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged JPMorgan Chase & Co. with misstating financial results and lacking effective internal controls to detect and prevent its traders from fraudulently overvaluing investments to...